Rhubarb

NR 6.8
1951 1 hr 34 min Comedy , Family

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.

  • Cast:
    Ray Milland , Jan Sterling , Gene Lockhart , William Frawley , Taylor Holmes , Willard Waterman , Henry Slate

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Reviews

ShangLuda
1951/08/29

Admirable film.

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Merolliv
1951/08/30

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

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Bob
1951/08/31

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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Darin
1951/09/01

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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